He’s been working on “Guardians of the Galaxy” nonstop for more than two years now — from writing to directing to overseeing post-production to his fan-friendly engagement in the wall-to-wall publicity for the movie — it’s by far the biggest film he’s ever done. A sequel is already announced for 2017, and Gunn is writing and directing yet again.

So don’t expect the director to take on any additional projects between now and then. No, not even something like “Super,” a deranged superhero riff starring “The Office” star Rainn Wilson from 2010, or any of the smaller, quirkier movies on which he built his reputation.

“Frankly, I just want to put my all into the next movie,” Gunn told Speakeasy by phone during a break from a “Guardians” junket in Mexico City. “Also, I need to take a little time off.”

Considering all the detail he put into “Guardians” — easily Disney unit Marvel Studios’ weirdest and wackiest “Avengers”-linked movie yet — you can see why he wants to spend as much time as he can getting the next movie right. That starts with putting all he can into the screenplay, especially now that he has more time to work on the second “Guardians” than he did for the script for the first one, the filmmaker said.

Gunn, a lifelong fan of comic books, shared some other thoughts with Speakeasy, as well: Read More »

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